It was a successful season opener for defending national champion Ohio State. After trailing 17-14 at halftime, the Buckeyes dominated the second half en route to taking a 42-24 victory at Virginia Tech. See our favorite USA TODAY Sports photos from the game below:

Braxton Miller looks like a natural at this whole wide receiver thing. [ MORE: Watch Braxton Miller’s first touchdown reception ] The Ohio State quarterback-turned-receiver and two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year made a highlight-reel diving grab (watch it!) for his first career reception and added an athletic go-ahead 54-yard touchdown reception (watch it!) to open the third quarter Monday night at Virginia Tech. Miller looked like a receiver on both catches, too, rotating his body to land on his back to protect the ball on the diving grab, and avoiding would-be tacklers on his race to the

Why mess with a good thing, right? [ MORE: Get Week 1 Big Ten scores & stats ] Defending national champion Ohio State will wear the Nike Mach Speed alternate uniform it wore vs. Alabama in the Sugar Bowl for its 2015 opener tonight at Virginia Tech. The Buckeyes rallied past the Crimson Tide the only other time they wore the uniform. They wore a home version of the alternate in the inaugural championship game vs. Oregon. Ohio State and Virginia Tech, the only team to beat the Buckeyes last season, close the Week 1 slate at 8 p.m. ET

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer says he meant no disrespect to Virginia Tech when he blamed the Buckeyes' stunning home loss to the Hokies last season on his team's "lack of preparation." That doesn't figure to be a problem Monday night.

If it seems like we’ve been talking about the Ohio State at Virginia Tech game for nine months … it’s because we have. Now, it’s finally here, the much-anticipated Labor Day night clash between the Buckeyes and Hokies. Some think this will be Ohio State’s lone test until it welcomes Michigan State on Nov. 21. Beat the Hokies, and cruise to a 10-0 start with the Spartans on deck. We shall see. Would a loss ruin OSU’s playoff hopes? No. It didn’t last year, when Va Tech beat Ohio State. Here are five things to watch tonight: 1. Quarterback. Finally,

Jaideep Anand has a thing for fast cars. In fact, he’s been known to drive a Porsche on occasion. “I take it to the track as a hobby,” he said. Mind you, Anand’s “hobby” is more than a leisure activity. As a professor at Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business, Anand’s interest in fast cars — specifically those competing on the Formula One (F1) circuit — has fueled some intriguing observations about the nature of innovation within complex businesses. To determine the relationship between innovation and business success, Anand and fellow scholars used the practices of Formula One racing as

Football fans know its college football season when Mark May is trolling Ohio State. [ MORE: Watch “Scarlet & Gray Days” Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 ] The ESPN analyst and former Pittsburgh offensive lineman is notorious for knocking the Buckeyes – even during last season’s memorable national championship run. You remember this postgame locker room shot after Ohio State downed mighty Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, right? Well, leading up to Ohio State’s season opener Monday night at Virginia Tech, May, in a recent ESPN segment, emphatically picked the Hokies to take down the Buckeyes for